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Object type: Fragment
Measurements: H. 9cm (3.5 in); W. 6.5cm (2.5 in); D. max. 4 cm (1.5 in)
Stone type: Greyish orange (10YR 7/4), poorly sorted, clast-supported, quartz sandstone. The sub-angular to sub-rounded clasts mostly vary from 0.3 to 1.5 mm, but are dominantly in the range 0.4 to 0.6 mm. One sub-rounded feldspar clast is 3 mm across; a sub-angular quartz clast is 2.5 mm across. The clasts are dominantly quartz, but yellowish pink feldspars between 1 and 1.5 mm across are common. Millstone Grit Group, Carboniferous (C.R.B.)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 307–10
Corpus volume reference: Vol 13 p. 214
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A (broad): The carving consists of two strands of interlace, one vertically aligned, the other horizontal; the former overlying the latter. Both are finely dressed, and the minute area of ground is likewise finely dressed.
B–D: Broken
Insufficient remains to draw any conclusions concerning the date of this fragment, but the high quality and deep relief of the strands of interlace indicates that it was once part of a well-executed sculptural monument.
